Ideal for fishing shallow water, the Rapala Shallow Shad Rap excels at working the top few feet of water. Whether you are twitching, casting or slow trolling, the SSR can't be beat. The high buoyancy Shallow Shad Rap has a tight wiggling action and it responds well to rod movement.How to Fish:Use the Shallow Shad Rap to imitate high profile baitfish. The smaller sizes are highly effective in rivers for different trout species. The 9 cm model attracts also larger predators.Troll the Shallow Shad Rap slowly on a flat line with no additional weight over weed beds and shallow shoals to catch fish that you couldn’t get to with deeper running trolling lures. When trolling also watch birds flocking and diving into water. Most likely they are diving into schools of baitfish chased to the surface by predators. Trolling shallow running lures through the action can produce make your day.